TUS → IAHTucson to Houston

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Direct flights from Tucson (TUS) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,503 km, an estimated 2 hours 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tucson and Houston. Updated 23 September 2026 at 21:53 UTC.

TUS Tucson smooth · +9
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,503 km · ~2h 26m est.
dep bank 06:30–11:117x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live TUS and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~2h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA5399 06:30 daily · UA6257 11:11 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-23UA5399arrived+5
09-23UA6257arrived−17
09-22UA5399arrived−15

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
TUSTucson +9 min smooth Full TUS delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at TUS: 37% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tucson to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TUS to IAH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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TUS to IAH questions

Is TUS–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at TUS is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TUS–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 from TUS. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from TUS to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 1,503 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 136–159 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TUS–IAH fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.